SQL Server Contracts in London

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring SQL Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SQL Server over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 84 43 47
Rank change year-on-year -41 +4 +3
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 418 870 1,171
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 3.19% 4.94% 4.63%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 14.83% 21.32% 23.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 312 602 914
10th Percentile £378 £363 £400
25th Percentile £424 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -2.73% -4.35%
75th Percentile £690 £650 £703
90th Percentile £763 £750 £788
England median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £40.58
25th Percentile - - £47.44
Median hourly rate £26.32 - £61.25
75th Percentile - - £73.13
90th Percentile - - £74.25
England median hourly rate £25.00 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -37.50% -11.11% -17.43%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
London

SQL Server falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 2,819 4,081 5,064
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 21.51% 23.16% 20.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,972 3,047 3,686
10th Percentile £385 £375 £400
25th Percentile £450 £456 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £570 £575
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% -0.87% -2.54%
75th Percentile £708 £725 £700
90th Percentile £825 £850 £800
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 33 45
10th Percentile £25.27 £20.98 £21.24
25th Percentile £29.07 £27.50 £35.25
Median hourly rate £40.50 £47.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.74% -20.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £59.00 £53.75 £83.00
90th Percentile £79.50 £71.40 £90.00
England median hourly rate £33.94 £40.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year -15.15% -30.43% +52.12%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL Server in London.

Daily rate trend for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in London over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SQL Server in London.

Hourly rate trend for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the London region over the 6 months to 3 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -18 84 £560 +10.89% 134
West London +4 6 £652 +44.89% 13
East London -1 4 £438 -2.78% 6
South London -5 1 £675 +42.11% 7
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 20 (4.78%) IIS
2 17 (4.07%) SharePoint
3 16 (3.83%) Apache
4 14 (3.35%) Apache Spark
5 8 (1.91%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (1.44%) Confluence
6 6 (1.44%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (1.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 5 (1.20%) Skype for Business
8 4 (0.96%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.24%) Appian
9 1 (0.24%) BizTalk Server
9 1 (0.24%) Camunda
9 1 (0.24%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.24%) nginx
9 1 (0.24%) SAS
9 1 (0.24%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.24%) WebSphere
Applications
1 61 (14.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.24%) SPSS
3 1 (0.24%) Stata
Business Applications
1 24 (5.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.67%) OpenText MBPM
2 7 (1.67%) Oracle BPM
3 5 (1.20%) Endur
4 4 (0.96%) Cognos Business Intelligence
5 3 (0.72%) Fidessa
5 3 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.72%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.48%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.48%) Alphatax
6 2 (0.48%) Markit EDM
6 2 (0.48%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 2 (0.48%) Temenos T24
7 1 (0.24%) FastStats
7 1 (0.24%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 1 (0.24%) Loan IQ
7 1 (0.24%) Maximo
7 1 (0.24%) RMDS
7 1 (0.24%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 177 (42.34%) Azure
2 72 (17.22%) Power Platform
3 44 (10.53%) AWS
4 34 (8.13%) Azure Data Factory
5 31 (7.42%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (5.98%) Entra ID
7 24 (5.74%) Power Automate
8 23 (5.50%) Azure Service Bus
8 23 (5.50%) GitHub
9 22 (5.26%) PowerApps
10 21 (5.02%) Microsoft 365
11 18 (4.31%) Dynamics 365
12 16 (3.83%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 16 (3.83%) Azure Logic Apps
13 14 (3.35%) SaaS
13 14 (3.35%) Serverless
14 13 (3.11%) Azure Functions
14 13 (3.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 12 (2.87%) Azure AKS
16 10 (2.39%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.55%) DNS
2 12 (2.87%) Firewall
2 12 (2.87%) Internet
3 6 (1.44%) VPN
4 5 (1.20%) DHCP
5 4 (0.96%) Network Security
5 4 (0.96%) SSH
5 4 (0.96%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.96%) VoIP
6 3 (0.72%) LAN
6 3 (0.72%) Skype
6 3 (0.72%) WAN
7 2 (0.48%) HTTP
7 2 (0.48%) Intrusion Detection
7 2 (0.48%) NAS
7 2 (0.48%) SAN
7 2 (0.48%) VLAN
8 1 (0.24%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.24%) Intranet
8 1 (0.24%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (13.16%) Power BI
2 52 (12.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 38 (9.09%) Oracle Database
4 37 (8.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 31 (7.42%) Azure SQL Database
5 31 (7.42%) Data Warehouse
6 24 (5.74%) NoSQL
7 23 (5.50%) Relational Database
8 21 (5.02%) PostgreSQL
9 19 (4.55%) MongoDB
10 14 (3.35%) Redis
11 13 (3.11%) Big Data
12 11 (2.63%) BusinessObjects
12 11 (2.63%) Tableau
13 10 (2.39%) MySQL
14 9 (2.15%) DB2
14 9 (2.15%) Hadoop
14 9 (2.15%) Oracle Reports
15 8 (1.91%) RDBMS
16 7 (1.67%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 28 (6.70%) JIRA
2 26 (6.22%) Git
3 13 (3.11%) GitLab
4 12 (2.87%) Jenkins
5 9 (2.15%) Bitbucket
6 7 (1.67%) Octopus Deploy
6 7 (1.67%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 7 (1.67%) TeamCity
7 6 (1.44%) ERwin
7 6 (1.44%) Visual Studio
8 5 (1.20%) SpecFlow
9 4 (0.96%) Liquibase
9 4 (0.96%) QARun
9 4 (0.96%) RStudio
9 4 (0.96%) WinRunner
10 3 (0.72%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.72%) Sonatype Nexus
11 2 (0.48%) Selenium
11 2 (0.48%) Subversion
11 2 (0.48%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 168 (40.19%) Finance
2 117 (27.99%) Social Skills
3 83 (19.86%) Banking
4 51 (12.20%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (6.22%) Front Office
6 23 (5.50%) Investment Banking
7 13 (3.11%) Documentation Skills
7 13 (3.11%) Public Sector
8 9 (2.15%) Back Office
8 9 (2.15%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (1.91%) Legal
10 7 (1.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.20%) Financial Institution
12 4 (0.96%) Retail Banking
13 3 (0.72%) Corporate Banking
13 3 (0.72%) General Ledger
13 3 (0.72%) Law
13 3 (0.72%) Retail
14 2 (0.48%) Advertising
14 2 (0.48%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 186 (44.50%) Developer
2 62 (14.83%) C# Developer
3 52 (12.44%) Analyst
4 49 (11.72%) Senior
5 46 (11.00%) Architect
6 28 (6.70%) Data Engineer
6 28 (6.70%) Senior Developer
7 27 (6.46%) .NET Developer
8 23 (5.50%) Data Analyst
9 20 (4.78%) Solutions Architect
10 17 (4.07%) SQL Developer
11 16 (3.83%) Azure Engineer
11 16 (3.83%) C# .NET Developer
11 16 (3.83%) DBA
12 15 (3.59%) C# WPF Developer
12 15 (3.59%) Data Architect
12 15 (3.59%) WPF Developer
13 14 (3.35%) Angular Developer
14 13 (3.11%) Full-Stack Developer
14 13 (3.11%) SQL DBA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 135 (32.30%) .NET
2 64 (15.31%) .NET Framework
3 38 (9.09%) HTML
3 38 (9.09%) REST
4 36 (8.61%) CSS
5 32 (7.66%) AngularJS
6 31 (7.42%) .NET Core
6 31 (7.42%) React
7 30 (7.18%) XML
8 29 (6.94%) WCF
9 28 (6.70%) Entity Framework
10 27 (6.46%) ASP.NET
11 26 (6.22%) RESTful
12 23 (5.50%) ASP.NET Web API
12 23 (5.50%) JSON
13 22 (5.26%) Kafka
14 21 (5.02%) WPF
15 15 (3.59%) Web Services
15 15 (3.59%) WinForms
16 14 (3.35%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.26%) Derivative
2 17 (4.07%) Legacy Systems
3 16 (3.83%) Distributed Systems
4 14 (3.35%) Data Centre
4 14 (3.35%) Data Structures
4 14 (3.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 11 (2.63%) Clustering
5 11 (2.63%) Public Cloud
6 8 (1.91%) Data Protection Act
6 8 (1.91%) Greenfield Project
6 8 (1.91%) Linux Command Line
6 8 (1.91%) Reference Data
7 6 (1.44%) Fixed Income
7 6 (1.44%) Onboarding
7 6 (1.44%) Product Ownership
7 6 (1.44%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 5 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.20%) Hedge funds
8 5 (1.20%) Reinsurance
8 5 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 77 (18.42%) Windows
2 48 (11.48%) Linux
3 32 (7.66%) Windows Server
4 10 (2.39%) Unix
5 9 (2.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.20%) Android
6 5 (1.20%) VMS
6 5 (1.20%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.96%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.72%) CentOS
8 3 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.24%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.24%) Solaris
10 1 (0.24%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
10 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (24.88%) Agile
2 79 (18.90%) DevOps
3 78 (18.66%) Problem-Solving
4 58 (13.88%) Business Intelligence
4 58 (13.88%) Data Analysis
5 54 (12.92%) ETL
5 54 (12.92%) Migration
6 46 (11.00%) Test Automation
7 44 (10.53%) Data Modelling
8 42 (10.05%) CI/CD
9 39 (9.33%) Microservices
10 37 (8.85%) Unit Testing
11 36 (8.61%) Software Engineering
12 33 (7.89%) Disaster Recovery
12 33 (7.89%) Performance Tuning
13 32 (7.66%) CRM
13 32 (7.66%) Scrum
14 29 (6.94%) Risk Management
15 28 (6.70%) Data Pipeline
16 27 (6.46%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 222 (53.11%) SQL
2 180 (43.06%) C#
3 97 (23.21%) Python
4 61 (14.59%) JavaScript
5 46 (11.00%) T-SQL
6 41 (9.81%) Java
7 36 (8.61%) PowerShell
8 33 (7.89%) VBA
9 31 (7.42%) PL/SQL
9 31 (7.42%) TypeScript
10 24 (5.74%) VB
11 15 (3.59%) Bash
12 13 (3.11%) Scala
13 7 (1.67%) R
14 6 (1.44%) Shell Script
15 4 (0.96%) Bicep
15 4 (0.96%) Perl
16 3 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 2 (0.48%) C++
17 2 (0.48%) sed
Qualifications
1 53 (12.68%) Degree
2 38 (9.09%) Security Cleared
3 31 (7.42%) SC Cleared
4 12 (2.87%) Azure Certification
4 12 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (2.15%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.44%) DV Cleared
7 4 (0.96%) MCPD
7 4 (0.96%) MCSD
8 3 (0.72%) AWS Certification
8 3 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (0.72%) SAP Certification
9 2 (0.48%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (0.48%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 2 (0.48%) VCAP
9 2 (0.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (0.24%) IBM Certification
10 1 (0.24%) ISEB
10 1 (0.24%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (11.72%) QA
2 31 (7.42%) Data Quality
3 13 (3.11%) GDPR
4 11 (2.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 6 (1.44%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.44%) MiFID
6 5 (1.20%) EMIR
6 5 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.96%) SLA
8 3 (0.72%) GAAP
9 2 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.48%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.48%) ISO 15022
9 2 (0.48%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.48%) PMO
9 2 (0.48%) WCAG
10 1 (0.24%) HL7
10 1 (0.24%) IFRS
10 1 (0.24%) NIST
System Software
1 29 (6.94%) Active Directory
2 19 (4.55%) Docker
3 18 (4.31%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.67%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.20%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.96%) vSphere
7 3 (0.72%) KVM
7 3 (0.72%) vCloud
7 3 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.72%) VMware Workstation
8 2 (0.48%) GPFS
8 2 (0.48%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.48%) NFS
8 2 (0.48%) zsh
Systems Management
1 29 (6.94%) Kubernetes
2 23 (5.50%) Terraform
3 9 (2.15%) Ansible
4 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.96%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 4 (0.96%) SCCM
6 3 (0.72%) Control-M
6 3 (0.72%) Kibana
6 3 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.48%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.48%) NetBackup
7 2 (0.48%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.48%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.48%) WMI
8 1 (0.24%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.24%) Netcool
8 1 (0.24%) SCOM
8 1 (0.24%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.24%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 1 (0.24%) WSUS
Vendors
1 130 (31.10%) Oracle
2 114 (27.27%) Microsoft
3 28 (6.70%) Databricks
4 24 (5.74%) VMware
5 18 (4.31%) Citrix
6 16 (3.83%) ServiceNow
7 14 (3.35%) Cisco
8 12 (2.87%) IBM
9 10 (2.39%) Informatica
9 10 (2.39%) SAP
10 9 (2.15%) Sybase
11 8 (1.91%) Google
11 8 (1.91%) TIBCO
11 8 (1.91%) UiPath
12 6 (1.44%) OpenText
12 6 (1.44%) Talend
13 5 (1.20%) Cognos
13 5 (1.20%) OpenLink
13 5 (1.20%) Palantir
13 5 (1.20%) Red Hat